Thanks for the Computer WatchDog link -- I'll give it a whirl.
At bottom are links to other freeware keyloggers, but
I've used a freeware program called:
Super WinSpy:
http://www.acesoft.net/winspy/
Want to find out what activities have done on your PC when left?
With Super WinSpy, You can find out what the others have done on your
computer , including what web sites they have been, what text, images,
movies they have seen. and also what files they opened/saved, what kind
of search they have done and what they ran at the start menu. Double
click the displayed item will directly open or link to the file or the
URLs stored on your computer.
Version 2.01 adds an Index.dat Viewer, which can view the URLs in
index.dat file.
Super Winspy can find out below traces on your computer, even the
traces before Super Winspy is installed
Address Bar History
Internet cache
Cookie
Index.dat (version3 add a feature which let you view index.dat from
another computer)
Recent access documents
Search History
Run History
Open/Save dialog box history
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Other freewareKeyloggers [none tried]:
Home Keylogger, Free Edition v1.70
http://www.kmint21.com/keylogger/
Home Keylogger is intended for interception and recording in a file of
everything that is entered from the keyboard. The program is able to
work in the hidden mode and to emerge on pressing a combination of
keys. Home Keylogger is able to present the recorded data in a neat way
that is easy to read but at the same time fixing exactly every event
that has been done. By constantly using this program you will save your
time by preventing accidental data damage and loss that is frequently
caused by the use of Internet. You can immediately restore the text
which was typed yesterday, the day before yesterday, or one week ago.
Home Keylogger will also help to recollect passwords that you have
forgotten or to recover lost e-mail. Relieve yourself from accidents!
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Internet Spy
http://www.spyarsenal.com/download.html
[bottom of page under Freeware]
This is a tiny freeware utility that continuously monitors every Web
page accessed on the computer and makes a chronological record of all
visited URLs.
Last version - 1.20
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ardamax keylogger lite 1.2 (freeware)
http://www.ardamax.com/info_akll.html
Ardamax Keylogger Lite is a free keystroke recorder that captures
user's activity and saves it to a log file. The log file can be viewed
as a text or web page. Use this tool to find out what is happening on
your computer while you are away, maintain a backup of your typed data
automatically or use it to monitor your kids. Also you can use it as a
monitoring device for detecting unauthorised access.
[comparison at site of above freeware vers with full vers [full not
avail for d/l].
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KeyTrapper v2.2 [used to be freeware, apparently, not sure if still is.
http://www.keytrapper.com/
seems not to have downloadable vers, but can get from here:
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_9_95_9798.html
Free quality keylogger with advanced features.
Features:
Passwords, email, chat, instant messages, and system keys (F1, ESC,
CTRL, etc.) are all recorded.
An alert email will be sent when Enter keywords or phrases are detected
in the search list you create.
Stealth Mode
Auto Startup
User Differentiation
Password Protected
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BFK Best Free Keylogger v1.1
http://bfk.sourceforge.net/
BFK stands for Best Free Keylogger that for the windows platform. the
main reason behind coding this software is to help parents to monitor
there kids activity when they go online or for bosses to monitor there
employees and to know if they are realy working or browsing website or
leaking the company secrets and lots of other cases that is too long to
mention in here.
BFK keylogger project designed to allow parents or employees to monitor
the use of PCs and has lots of features like report generating in HTML
format, takes screenshots, email and ftp report sending capabilities.
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Emsa Save My Work v1.0.45 [freeware, but you have to register at site
to key serial number - you'll get an instant serial#]
http://www.e-systems.ro/save_my_work.htm
Emsa Save My Work is a program that stays in system tray and records
your own keystrokes as you type, allowing easy recover of any typed
work during the day, should any problem occur to your files, or
computer failure.It works on a principle similar to usual key loggers
but in a different fashion and purpose.
This program is designed to be fully visible and used by the actual
computer owner to recover its typing work.
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KGB Free Key Logger
http://www.refog.com/free-keylogger/key-logger.html
Free KGB Key Logger is a program intercepting keystrokes (that is, a
key logger). Both ordinary users and professionals engaged in IT
security often use this software.
The program is so popular due to the fact that it logs not only
keystrokes, but also characters specific for particular
languages (for example, umlauts), the date and time when some
particular window was opened and even its caption.
So, the program has two very useful features combined in it - it logs
everything that is typed making sure that this data is not lost in case
of a computer crash and it monitors and saves the entire keyboard
activities. This last feature makes it possible for you to see what
your children do with your home computer and to prevent the people
working at your company from inappropriate use of your office computers
without violating the privacy.
[site compares freeware & shareware vers, also similar prog: KGB Spy
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Wink 1.2 / 1.0
http://xeustech.blogspot.com/
http://www.geocities.com/xeus_man/wink.htm [download page]
Wink is a powerful keylogger and a deadly LAN/WLAN hacking tool. In the
current version, once run, it installs and hides itself in the system
and starts to log every key typed by the user. It then shares all the
system drives and the system folder on LAN/WLAN.
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123 Remote KeyLogger 6.0 [don't know if still free or nor]
http://www.matewatcher.com/pages/3/index.htm
Download.com has the [I think] freeware version:
http://www.download.com/123-Remote-KeyLogger/3000-2144_4-10185875.html?tag=lst-2-7
Very user-friendly and easy-to-use. Its built-in powerful advanced
features secretly monitor everything your spouse, kids or employees do
on the Internet and then optionally email the data to you. It runs
totally hidden and will not appear in the Windows System Tray, Desktop
or in the Add/Remove Programs Menu. The program features: VCR Style
Picture Playback; all monitored data is printable; optional built-in
email delivery of the monitored data; logging all passwords; bocking
site on demand; advanced built-in virtual screen camera. One of the
most advanced features is powerful Keyword alert detection with
built-in instant email notification. You simply create a list of
keywords or phrases and our software will continually monitor keyboard
typing, URLs, chat conversations and instant messages for these
offending keywords or phrases. When a keyword is typed by the PC user,
it automatically emails you an alert notification specifying the user,
specific date and time, and keyword used.
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Keylogger DLL v1.00
[if you want to write your own proggie]
http://www.download.com/Keylogger-DLL/3000-2094_4-10397887.html?tag=lst-2-2
This DLL makes it possible for you to make a keylogger easily. It is
very simple, easy and powerful. You can retrieve keystrokes from a
specified window or from system (all windows). Includes demo projects
for VB6 and VB.NET.